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British Troops In Iraq Are Afraid To Open Fire, Secret MoD Report Confirms
The Telegraph (UK) ^ | Sean Rayment

Posted on 04/29/2006 6:53:53 PM PDT by blam

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To: strategofr

In what way?


61 posted on 04/30/2006 9:23:33 AM PDT by Lost Humanist
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To: strategofr

FYI: The Black Watch hasn't been disbanded. The Army is undergoing an organisational change, and instead of having singular regiments whose capabilities vary somewhat, we now hve larger battelgroups which have incorporated a number of regiments into their makeup.
The history is still there. Badly reported here on FR, and I would have expected any fellow UK chaps to say as such.
Are you suggesting that the Russians have infiltrated the UK armed forces and are controlling the policy of it?


62 posted on 04/30/2006 9:32:56 AM PDT by Lost Humanist
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To: strategofr
Do you have any idea why the British soldiers are issued such a weapon?

I think it was because everyone who was handed the L85A1 set personal bests on their markmanship test. This gun was so accurate that they had to redesign the test by moving the target distances out because too many people were scoring at or near perfect.

Thus, I can see why your experience with the gun shows reliability problems. Similar to why the AK is the worlds gun of choice for it's durability and simplicity when compared with the M-16.

63 posted on 04/30/2006 9:52:07 AM PDT by Diplomat
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To: liverpool49
"You are soooooo right and isn't it interesting the British Government just disbanded the 'Black Watch'????????????? "
I remember just reading that on a post at FR. Well we salute them for their long history full of gallantry and honor.
64 posted on 04/30/2006 11:09:22 AM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)
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To: strategofr
"If this is not the action of a traitor in the service of enemies of Great Britain, then what is it?"
I see what you mean. It is hard to make an excuse up, unless it truely deals with how much the defense piece of the pie will be. Perhaps this unit simply got caught in a budget crunch.
65 posted on 04/30/2006 11:15:40 AM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)
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To: technomage
if they shoot dead insurgents

Shouldn't that be: 'shoot insurgents dead'

If they are prosecuted for shooting dead insurgents, just imagine how much trouble they would be in if they shot the live insurgents dead. ;-)

66 posted on 04/30/2006 11:22:51 AM PDT by Polybius
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To: Cicero
I love this bit of classic British understatement: "The MoD has been consistently economical with the truth on this matter."

I once had this conversation with an Englishman in the British Virgin Islands:

"How's Mike being doing?"

"Not well."

"Oh, that's too bad. What's wrong?"

"He's dead."

67 posted on 04/30/2006 11:32:24 AM PDT by Polybius
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To: Minus_The_Bear

Blam,some armchair generals(and a couple of actual generals)may criticise American policy and tactics.

(and even then it is usually genuine disagreement on tactics)

BUT I know a few serving soldiers and not one has anything other than respect the horrible job your men and women are doing,as they are.


68 posted on 04/30/2006 2:39:12 PM PDT by the scotsman
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To: blam

The problem is not the soldiers...

The British Army pound for pound is the equal of any on earth and superior to all but a very few.

It is the PC culture writ large now even affecting war.

God we need a Tory govt here...


69 posted on 04/30/2006 2:40:46 PM PDT by the scotsman
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To: strategofr

Having been TA,I can tell you that the FLN,though not perfect,was superior to the SA80 monstrosity that replaced it...

'British Unwarranted Cultural Superiority syndrome'?...

Nah,just cost cutting by successive govts who think that they know best for the military than the military...


70 posted on 04/30/2006 2:44:10 PM PDT by the scotsman
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To: Mister Da

"Could the phrase "'shoot dead insurgents" be referring to the practice of shooting seemingly dead terrorists to avoid surprise attacks?"

I'm sure its a typo or "Brit Speak" - but I thought of our poor soldier that shot the guy faking it (and caught on video) and was brought up on charges. I'm embarassed to say that I don't recall what our brave soldier's final fate was.


71 posted on 04/30/2006 2:47:42 PM PDT by geopyg ("I would rather have a clean gov't than one where -quote- 1st Amend. rights are respected." J.McCain)
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To: RobbyS

You are badly misinformed regarding the Al-Sadr uprising or you are forgetting that the uprising took place not just in US areas but across Iraq.

Sorry,Robby,but AlSadr's attacks came also against we British...

5th Aug 2004: Militants linked to the firebrand cleric Moqtada al-Sadr declared holy war on British forces(in Basra, British forces had arrested four Sadr supporters on 3 Aug)

5th to 12th August 2004:

British troops fight fierce battles with militants in Amara and Basra.
British troops launched an offensive overnight on Tuesday [10 Aug.] against Shia fighters in the southern town of Amara, killing 10 of them.

'The purpose was to regain control of al-Amarah,' said Squadron Leader Spike Wilson, British forces spokesperson. 'Control is what it's all about.'

--('British troops kill 10', The Times, 12 Aug.)


72 posted on 04/30/2006 2:54:18 PM PDT by the scotsman
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To: liverpool49

The Black Watch have been reduced from a regiment to a battalion as part of the new Royal Regiment of Scotland.

They have NOT been 'disbanded'...


73 posted on 04/30/2006 2:55:22 PM PDT by the scotsman
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To: the scotsman

"Having been TA,I can tell you that the FLN,though not perfect,was superior to the SA80 monstrosity that replaced it..."

Could you please translate the abbreviations?


74 posted on 04/30/2006 4:03:06 PM PDT by strategofr (Hillary stole 1000+ secret FBI files on DC movers & shakers, Hillary's Secret War, Poe, p. xiv)
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To: geopyg

"I'm sure its a typo or "Brit Speak" - but I thought of our poor soldier that shot the guy faking it (and caught on video) and was brought up on charges. I'm embarassed to say that I don't recall what our brave soldier's final fate was."

I am pretty sure he got off---but not positive.


75 posted on 04/30/2006 4:17:30 PM PDT by strategofr (Hillary stole 1000+ secret FBI files on DC movers & shakers, Hillary's Secret War, Poe, p. xiv)
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To: Thombo2
even the Green Berets was not total pro America. But compare the difference, during ww2 we had movies to promote the war effort. Today we movies that are antiwar like jarhead. I would bet money that if hollywood made a movie that was pro war pro USA it would make millions much like the passion of the Christ. Americians want to fell good about their country. we want to be proud of our country and our beliefs.
76 posted on 04/30/2006 4:35:02 PM PDT by unseen
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To: Lost Humanist

"The history is still there. Badly reported here on FR, and I would have expected any fellow UK chaps to say as such."

Glad to hear it.


"Are you suggesting that the Russians have infiltrated the UK armed forces and are controlling the policy of it?"

I am suggesting that leftists have infiltrated the UK Armed Forces (and the US Armed Forces) and are sometimes influencing specific policies---this would be one of them. I believe the Russians exert control over left-wing organizations in the upper level and exert considerable influence on the thinking that goes on throughout those organizations.

I believe the Russians have achieved certain amounts of penetration in most institutions in Western societies. The amounts of penetration vary widely, and I know very little about what is going on in Great Britain (but overall, it does not look good).

What I'm saying, in a general sense, is that the coordination of the different forces in the Left around the world is too great to be explained by a anything but that they are following central leadership.

We know that the Russians founded International Communism in the first half of the 20th century. In the US, communism faded, but something called the New Left rose to prominence. Now, a large number of the leaders of the Democratic Party are people who used to be in the New Left.

I maintain that the Russians continued their penetration of Western societies in the second half of the 20th century---but they just developed a technique that was so careful that it has not been detected. in addition, Russian influence over the mainstream media and in academia helps blind people to what is going on.

In the US, for example, it has been observed that the State Department operates as a unit in service of enemies of the United States quite consistently(Dangerous Diplomacy, How the State Department Undermines Americans Security, by Joel Mowbray, 2003, Regnery Publishing. He is a writer for National Review Online.) The US State Department is a fairly extreme example, in my opinion, of Russian penetration.

This policy that has developed in the British army in Iraq strikes me as the kind of thing that is the product of Russian penetration. It is an example of people inside an army---it seems to me---serving the enemy.

I don't mean to imply tight Russian control over the personnel in question. If you talked to them, they would probably espouse a variety of leftist ideas to support their actions. But I am saying that the Russians are directly controlling the Worldwide Left, albeit they hold the reins somewhat loosely---because their absolutely prime rule is to avoid detection---everything else is secondary.


77 posted on 04/30/2006 4:35:58 PM PDT by strategofr (Hillary stole 1000+ secret FBI files on DC movers & shakers, Hillary's Secret War, Poe, p. xiv)
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To: Lost Humanist

"Standard infantry weapon for UK Army is the SA80A. Modified for desert use, it has proven very reliable in combat this time round. It more accurate than the M16 given to bullpup design which allows for better weight distribution and handling.
Very good rifles."

Thanks.


78 posted on 04/30/2006 4:37:55 PM PDT by strategofr (Hillary stole 1000+ secret FBI files on DC movers & shakers, Hillary's Secret War, Poe, p. xiv)
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To: Diplomat

" I think it was because everyone who was handed the L85A1 set personal bests on their markmanship test. This gun was so accurate that they had to redesign the test by moving the target distances out because too many people were scoring at or near perfect.

Thus, I can see why your experience with the gun shows reliability problems. Similar to why the AK is the worlds gun of choice for it's durability and simplicity when compared with the M-16."

Woah, you're getting mixed up about me. I've never been a soldier, I've just been trying to find out what's going on.


79 posted on 04/30/2006 4:39:57 PM PDT by strategofr (Hillary stole 1000+ secret FBI files on DC movers & shakers, Hillary's Secret War, Poe, p. xiv)
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To: the scotsman

"BUT I know a few serving soldiers and not one has anything other than respect the horrible job your men and women are doing,as they are."

We're running into language problems again. In American, a "horrible job" is a job very poorly done.


80 posted on 04/30/2006 4:42:08 PM PDT by strategofr (Hillary stole 1000+ secret FBI files on DC movers & shakers, Hillary's Secret War, Poe, p. xiv)
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